Biotechnology and M.D./PhD.

In this section I wanted to share my other path of an explorer which is that
of a scientist. I have long been fascinated with biotechnology (Genetic
Engineering) and medicine. I am currently wrapping up another degree, this one
in biotechnology and pursuing my path to my M.D./PhD. My medical degree will be
in internal medicine and my PhD. will focus on genetic engineering.

Life Motto:

Warrior Creed

Wherever
I go, everyone is a little bit safer because I am there. Wherever I am, anyone
in need has a friend. Whenever I retun home, everyone is happy I am there.

Professor Humphrey

Life Motto:

Follow Your Dream

"Follow
Your Dream" was the motto of my adopted father and mentor and I continue to live
by it. Insisto Vestri Somnium (Latin: Follow Your Dream)

Bob "Frogfoot" Weller

Life Motto:

Live Life - No Regrets

Don't
Live in Fear. You have one chance at life so live it to the fullest.Sky Dive,
Scuba Dive, Run with the Bulls, etc. Live Life - No Regrets

Bradley "Brad" Williamson

Biotechnology and M.D./PhD.

What is Biotechnology?

Biotechnology is a fascinating and very demanding field. It is comprised of
the sciences of quantum physics, quantum mechanics, quantum engineering,
chemistry, biology, genetics and computer science. I

Dr. Mercer who is the Department Chair of
Biotechnology is presenting me, Bradley Williamson, with an award for
leadership in the program.

have been lucky enough to be accepted into the biotechnology program and
to date have maintained a 4.0 GPA in the program which is an extremely demanding
and exciting program. Many of my friends have gone on to work at some of the top
research facilities such as Scripps Medical Research Facility. Currently I am
working towards establishing my own research facility at one of the areas in the
US designated as biotechnology incubator locations. These are locations such as
Jupiter, Florida which encourage the development of biotechnology research
facilities.

In addition I am working towards my M.D./PhD with the focus of my medical
degree in internal medicine and the PhD will focus on genetic engineering.
Currently I am in the State of Florida Honors College system and I look
forward to the day when we will be able to cure diseases and enhance the
quality of life through genetic engineering. I want to push the boundaries
of science in my research. This is why the mission statement for my
biotechnology company, Inmortalitatem Research Foundation, is: We
don't believe in "safe" answers or "reasonable" limitations.

There have been some fun movies which explore the possibilities of
biotechnology such as Michael Crichton famous book and movie, Jurassic Park.
And of course many of the currently popular superhero movies such as Captain
America, which is an

From left to right is Dr. Chandra, Me
(Bradley Williamson) and a couple of the other honor students at the
Future of Medicine Conference.

example of biotechnology done right, and The Hulk, which is an example of
biotechnology which went a little astray (LoL). In addition there are the
X-Man movies which deal with genetic aberrations in humans and the results
of these genetic aberrations.

However, the truth in the industry is just as fascinating and exciting.
For example when Dr. DePinho was at Harvard Medical School and the
Dana-Farber Cancer Research Institute he was able to basically reverse the
aging process using mice as his experimental model. He did this through a
process called TERT, Telomerase Reverse Transcription, which as you can see
from one of my poster presentations I did a similar technique in isolating
RNA from the nucleic acids of DNA and RNA and then I isolated mRNA from the
RNA and then used reverse transcription and qPCR (Polymerase Chain
Reaction). Polymerase Chain Reaction basically revolutionized the field of
biotechnology allowing us quickly, easily and rapidly increase our sample of
DNA to much larger quantities to work with in our research. qPCR differs
from PCR in that it allows for real-time quantitative analysis of DNA.

Another exciting development in biotechnology has been the development of
CRISPR-Cas9. This new technology is allowing us to edit the human genome in
ways which previously were unimaginable. Emmanuel

Bradley Williamson and the famous Emmanuel
Charpentier at a Max Planck Research Institute Conference

Charpentier was one of the key developers in this new technology. She is
currently employed with the Max Planck Research Institute and everyone is
waiting for her to receive the Noble Prize. I was able to meet with her
during one of Max Planck's research conferences where I was invited by the
Max Planck Research Institute to attend as one of the Fellows of Max Planck
Research Institute.